Results 18,941-18,960 of 26,924 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commercial Marketing in Schools (18 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the decoration of a commercial logo to be an appropriate visual art lesson in primary schools; if not, her further views on a promotion (details supplied) wherein children's entries must feature the sponsor's logo prominently in order to be considered valid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44021/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commercial Marketing in Schools (18 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to Article 3 of the UNCRC which guarantees children the right to an education in which their best interests are paramount in the context of ongoing commercial promotions in schools where the sponsors' interests are to the fore; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44022/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Agencies Expenditure (18 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 551. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of the Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland budget allocated for promoting English language schools here for 2014-2015; the way marketing targets are agreed with the English as a foreign language industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43856/14]
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Raise it in direct-----
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Tell the truth now and shame the devil.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Ulster Bank is more cautious given what happened.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I apologise for being late. There was some confusion in my office about what was going on this morning. Representatives of Permanent TSB were in here yesterday and spoke about the successful arrangements they have come to with people in mortgage arrears. However, they said there were still a lot of people with outstanding arrears with whom they had not made arrangements. My fear - and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: What is outstanding?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: How many of them are engaging with Ulster Bank?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Are they often the same people?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Is Mr. Bell saying that people who have significant arrears and who are not able to meet them, are trying to meet their unsecured debt?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: With his bank, so they are paying his bank?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Is there a complete blank with the people who are not engaging?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Does Ulster Bank anticipate it can come to arrangements with most of those who are engaging and thus avoid repossession?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: What about the mortgage-to-rent scheme?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Is that similar to what New Beginnings have been talking about in the last few days?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is interesting. They have apparently got some investors backing them to buy up very distressed mortgages. They are saying that they can keep pretty much everybody in their homes, either through restructuring or in the really difficult cases in some sort of mortgage-to-lease scheme.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: My last question concerns the whole property sector. Mr. Brown said he does not think that a bubble is developing, although I am a bit more concerned on that front. Is Ulster Bank doing much lending to people who are buying property in fairly big deals?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes. Is Ulster Bank financing much of that kind of activity?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Who is buying the property, to Mr. Brown's knowledge? Are other banks financing that?